jpdb beta

west

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

6

indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)

2

beheading; decapitation

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

6

how long; how much; to what extent

2

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

16

second

3

dialect; language of the common people; colloquial language; slang

1

proverb; saying

1

complete collection; large collection; complete works

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

4

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

3

sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)

3

rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

6

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

3

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

9

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

2

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

2

number one; first; best; most; game; round

5

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

10

height of; middle of; full bloom

3

the solar calendar; the Gregorian calendar

1

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

7

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

2

drought; long spell (period) of dry weather

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

6

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

1

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

2

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

6

rice field

5

to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate

1

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

1

field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

2

farming; agriculture

1

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

9

to remain; to be left

5

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

11

about when; about what time; how soon

2

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

5

monograph; study

2

secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

4

this

1

sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan

1

thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant

1

Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

1

he; him; boyfriend

4